Industrial IBM sleeper PC

[Guest]

LGR recently did this video on an industrial IBM PC. 

Wouldn't this case be awesome for a sleeper PC build?

 

 

[BondiBlue]

If there was a non functional unit somewhere it sure would make a very nice sleeper rig. And it's larger than a lot of older systems, so there's more room for things (wiring, drives, cooling, etc.). 

[BiotechBen]

I did a sleeper inside of a Pentium II machine a few months back, and it looks awesome. required not toooo much modding and it has sentimental value so it was worth it. It started in life playing lego island and tonka raceway and it's new lease on life is playing fallout 76, dolphin emulator, and handbrake.

[Guest]

My favorite case I made was out of lego, complete with power switch made from lego and lego power and hdd LEDs.

 

In this case, I really like that removable front filter and that big industrial power switch that looks like a breaker.

[thrasher_565]

funny i once got a apple computer from school as they dont seem to throw any thing away and was up top in the jim and one day i was help move something and i asked can i have one and they said yes. well i got home set it up and it worked oregon tail here i come but the other side on me was this thing keep flickering or something so i opened it up and i think i tried cleaning the contacts and well i never worked after that...dam and yes i took apart the toaster...

 

anyway ya sleepers are al some

Edited April 5, 2021 by thrasher_565

[CommanderAlex]

11 hours ago, adamjp said:

My favorite case I made was out of lego, complete with power switch made from lego and lego power and hdd LEDs.

 

In this case, I really like that removable front filter and that big industrial power switch that looks like a breaker.

I think it would be pretty awesome to do a sleeper PC in this machine. I actually watched the video this morning and that 140mm industrial fan is oohh soo good. The actual fan shells looks like aluminum and not plastic!! That is so damn cool. That on/off switch is pretty damn robust and turning the machine on gives it a solid feeling.